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Tuesday

May312011

BIDMC and PILOT Payments

Hospitals, universities and other nonprofit institutions in Boston make voluntary payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) which help to defray costs of municipal services such as police, fire, and snow removal. BIDMCs payments, compared to other Boston hospitals, have been noticeably low for years. The Mayor’s PILOT Task Force has developed guidelines that will increase BIDMCs annual payment to $3.1M within five years. Their current payment of $167,000 will grow to $750,000 next year.

May 17, 2011 NPR’s All Things Considered: Cash Strapped Cities Put the Squeeze on Nonprofits

April 24, 2011 City Sends ‘Tax’ Bills to Major Nonprofits
January 3, 2011 Nonprofits Should Use Formula for Payments In Lieu of Taxes
May 31, 2009 Much is Given by Hospitals, More is Asked

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Thursday

Mar032011

A New Day for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Search Committee Announced to Find Hospital’s Next CEO

The Board of Directors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has tapped a former civil rights attorney to head the search for the next CEO of the hospital.

Margaret Mckenna, who currently serves as the head of Walmart’s charitable giving efforts previously served as the head of Lesley College and as a member of the Carter administration, will head the search committee which also will include eight doctors and the head of BIDMC’s nursing staff.

“There’s nothing more challenging today than what is happening with medical care and health,” said Mckenna in an email obtained by the Boston Herald. “Beth Israel will take (its) time, to find the best person.”

May 4, 2011 Beth Israel Deaconess CEO search heats up

February 16, 2011 Woman leads Beth Israel boss search

Thursday

Mar032011

BIDMC’s Board of Directors release letter to staff

Under Pressure from Healthcare Workers and Boston Media, Beth Israel Deaconess Board of Directors Release Details on Levy’s “Negotiated Severance”

After weeks of pressure from healthcare workers across Boston and other community groups, BIDMC’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stephen Kay, announced the terms of the package reached with outgoing CEO Paul Levy in late January.

“The Board concluded that this agreement was in the best interest of the medical center and the people it serves,” said Kay in an email to the Boston Globe. “Just under two years before Paul’s contract would have expired, the Board of Directors has agreed with Paul on a negotiated departure.”

Reacting to the changing description of the payments, Globe columnist Brian McGrory wrote, “Nobody is questioning whether BIDMC has world-class doctors and intelligent nurses. But what it also has is an executive team that is now constantly inviting the question: What else are they lying about?”

February 9, 2011 Trust? It’s on life support
January 22, 2011 Levy’s exit cushioned by $1.6 million severance deal
January 19, 2011 No words for severance

January 22, 2011 Unions rip Paul Levy severance pay

January 19, 2011 Boston's Beth Israel Officials Mum on Paul Levy's Severance Pay

Thursday

Jan202011

All Eyes on Levy: Boston media calls for Board of BIDMC to Disclose Outgoing CEO's Severance

Boston Globe columnist Brian McGrory calls on outgoing Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy and the Board of BIDMC to disclose any severance set to be paid to Levy upon his departure as head of the hospital. Levy resigned abruptly at the beginning of the month following considerable scrutiny of an inappropriate relationship with a staffer, including calls from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization of Women and 1199SEIU for his ouster. For more background click here.

No Words for Severance

Boston's Beth Israel Officials Mum on Paul Levy's Severance Pay

Friday

Jan072011

Paul Levy Resigns

After months of pressure from 1199SEIU and the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women, embattled Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy announced his resignation January 7, 2011.